Is the Bangladeshi State Incapable or Unwilling to Control Mobs?

Bangladesh journalists rally after attack on media houses

Bangladeshi journalists protested on Monday against arson and vandalism at the offices of two leading newspapers, attacked last week as anger over a student leader's death spilled into violence. Dozens of journalists and media workers formed a human chain in the capital Dhaka, holding placards condemning attacks on "freedom of the press" and on "democratic values", as security personnel stood guard. On Thursday, angry mobs attacked the offices o…

Attacks on Freedom of Expression and Democratic Participation in Bangladesh

We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the violent attacks on December 18, 2025 on the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, two of South Asia’s oldest and most reputed media institutions, and the vandalism of Chhayanaut, one of Bangladesh’s most respected cultural and educational institutions.

Is the Bangladeshi State Incapable or Unwilling to Control Mobs?

The targeting of journalists, media houses and cultural institutions on December 18-19 was neither sudden nor spontaneous. The attacks were coordinated.

Bangladeshi journalists say right to life at stake as mobs target media

Dhaka, Dec 22 (PTI) Editors of leading Bangladeshi newspapers on Monday said the country's media is facing a fight for survival and the freedom of expression has been overtaken by concerns over journalists' "right to stay alive". The remarks came in the wake of mobs vandalising and setting ablaze the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star newspapers in Dhaka on Thursday night, trapping several journalists and staff inside for hours as police …

South Asia media groups express solidarity with journalists, condemn attacks on Bangladesh and Nepal media, demand accountability

The Southasia Peace Action Network (Sapan), the South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN), Sapan News, Rural Media Network Pakistan, and others strongly condemn the  attacks, vandalism and arson in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that targeted the offices of the Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, and the physical assault on the President of the Editors Council and veteran journalist and Editor of New Age Nurul Kabir.